Month: August 2025

HEADER George Augustus Prugh GEORGE AUGUSTUS PRUGH, late of Elderton, Armstrong county, was a member of the borough council at the time of his death and had held various other public positions in that place, of which he was long a highly respected citizen. Mr. Prugh was born Feb. 13, 1839, in Westmoreland county, Pa., … Read more

HEADER Edward Grant Procious EDWARD GRANT PROCIOUS has been in business at Kittanning since 1903, having lumber and mercantile interests there. He was previously a general merchant at Oak Ridge, Armstrong county. Mr. Procious was born June 22, 1868, in Mahoning township, son of William and Catherine (Gearhart) Procious. William Procious was of German descent, … Read more

HEADER Charles Prager CHARLES PRAGER, Freeport, Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, dealer in choice home dressed beef, veal, pork and lamb, smoked meats and provisions. Source: Pages 947, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914 Transcribed November 1998 by Kathy Zagorac for the Armstrong County Beers Project Contributed for use by … Read more

HEADER William J Porter WILLIAM J. PORTER, contractor and builder, residing in Parks township, Armstrong county, Pa., was born there June 11, 1871, son of William Porter and grandson of William Porter. William Porter, the grandfather, was born in New York State and from there came to Pennsylvania, settling in Westmoreland county, his farm being … Read more

HEADER John S Porter JOHN S. PORTER, attorney at law of Kittanning, one of the representative lawyers of Armstrong county, PA., is a native of the Keystone State, having been born on a farm in Wayne township, Armstrong county, April 28, 1875, son of William D. and Martha J. (Steele) Porter, great-great-grandson of Rev. Samuel … Read more

HEADER Augustus T Pontius AUGUSTUS T. PONTIUS (deceased), for a number of years a prominent resident of Parker City, Armstrong county, where he was well known in his various official and business relations, was a native of this county, born at Dayton, Dec. 24, 1841, son of Ezra Pontius. The Pontius family has been established … Read more

HEADER WILLIAM POLLOCK WILLIAM POLLOCK, of the National Kittanning Bank, has a record as a bank cashier not often equalled for he has served fifty-four years continuously in that capacity, beginning in 1859 with the old Kittanning Bank, and associated since in turn with the First National, Kittanning National and National Kittanning. As a financial … Read more

HEADER JOHN M. PETTIGREW, M.D. JOHN M. PETTIGREW, M.D., late of Rural Valley, was one of the foremost citizens and medical practitioners of that part of Armstrong county for many years. Born in Indiana county, Pa., Feb. 28, 1835, he was a son of Matthew and Jane (Windrem) Pettigrew, and grandson of John Pettigrew, a … Read more

HEADER Charles B Peters CHARLES B. PETERS, member of the firm of McKelvey & Peters, who carry on a thriving planing mill business at Rural Valley, was born July 28, 1878, two miles south of that borough, son of James S. and Mary A. (Cooper) Peters. James S. Peters came to Cowanshannock township, Armstrong county, … Read more

HEADER William A. Patton WILLIAM A. PATTON, county superintendent of public schools of Armstrong county, and one of the desirable citizens of Kittanning, was born in Kittanning township, this county, Sept. 8, 1864, son of John M. and Elizabeth (Stark) Patton. John M. Patton was born in Armstrong county, where he was reared, and developed … Read more